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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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